1. 08 Uniting the World against AIDS Introduction
[Tell audience a little bit about yourself and how you became interested in working on AIDS issues and for UNAIDS]
[Can tell audience a little bit about the building – inaugurated November 2006 by Secretary General Kofi Anan]
Name
UNAIDS
November 19, 2018

2. About UNAIDS
UNAIDS is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations, bringing together the efforts and resources of the UNAIDS Secretariat and ten UN system organizations to respond to AIDS.
The Secretariat is based in Geneva, Switzerland and works on the ground in more than 75 countries.
UNAIDS is an example of UN reform in action...
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3. Our Cosponsors UNHCR UNICEF WFP UNDP UNFPA UNODC ILO UNESCO WHO
WORLD BANK
[Can give examples of what a few of the Cosponsors work on --- UNFPA on women’s issues and young people, where as WHO is focused don the medical aspects of AIDS]
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4. Global summary of the AIDS epidemic, December 2007
Number of people living with HIV in 2007
Total 33.2 million [30.6 – 36.1 million] Adults 30.8 million [28.2 – 33.6 million] Women 15.4 million [13.9 – 16.6 million] Children under 15 years 2.1 million [1.9 – 2.4 million]
Total 2.5 million [1.8 – 4.1 million] Adults 2.1 million [1.4 – 3.6 million] Children under 15 years [ – ]
Total 2.1 million [1.9 – 2.4 million] Adults 1.7 million [1.6 – 2.1 million] Children under 15 years [ – ]
People newly infected
with HIV in 2007
AIDS deaths
in 2007
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5. Adults and children estimated to be living with HIV, 2007
Western &
Central Europe
[ – 1.1 million]
Middle East & North Africa
[ – ]
Sub-Saharan Africa
22.5 million
[20.9 – 24.3 million]
Eastern Europe & Central Asia
1.6 million
[1.2 – 2.1 million]
South & South-East Asia
4.0 million
[3.3 – 5.1 million]
Oceania
75 000
[ – ]
North America
1.3 million
[ – 1.9 million]
Latin America
[1.4 – 1.9 million]
East Asia
[ – ]
Caribbean
[ – ]
Total: 33.2 (30.6 – 36.1) million
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6. UNAIDS five focus areas
Mobilizing leadership and advocacy for effective action on the epidemic
Providing strategic information and policies to guide efforts for the AIDS response worldwide
Tracking, monitoring and evaluation of the epidemic and the response
Engaging civil society and developing partnerships
Mobilizing resources to support an effective response
The numbers show us why it is so important to have a comprehensive approach to the AIDS response.
UNAIDS Secretariat -- together with our cosponsors works in five main areas.
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7. Our goals Through the Declaration of Millennium development goals
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop a global partnership for development
Through the Declaration of
Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the
Millennium Development Goals, the
world has a set of commitments,
actions and goals to stop and reverse
the spread of HIV.
In 2001 Heads of State and Government Representatives of 189 nations gathered at the first-ever Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on HIV/AIDS.
They unanimously adopted the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, acknowledging that the AIDS epidemic constitutes a “global emergency and one of the most formidable challenges to human life and dignity.”
At a High Level Meeting on AIDS held in 2006, Heads of State, Governments, the international community, civil society and the private sector reaffirmed and recommitted to the full implementation of the 2001 Declaration in the coming years, with a promise to review this again in 2008.
The Declaration of Commitment covers ten priorities, from prevention to treatment to funding. It was designed as a blueprint to meet the Millennium Development Goal of halting and beginning to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015.
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8. Principles for the coordination of national AIDS responses
One agreed HIV/AIDS Action Framework that provides the basis for coordinating the work of all partners.
One National AIDS Coordinating Authority, with a broad-based multisectoral mandate.
One agreed country-level Monitoring and Evaluation System.
On 25 April 2004, UNAIDS, the United Kingdom and the United States co-hosted a high-level meeting at which key donors reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening national AIDS responses led by the affected countries themselves. They endorsed the "Three Ones" principles, to achieve the most effective and efficient use of resources, and to ensure rapid action and results-based management:
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9. Our work on the ground
UNAIDS is committed to strengthening nationally owned and led responses to the epidemic.
In more than 130 countries, the representatives of UN organizations coordinate the AIDS-related activities of the United Nations through regular meetings of the UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS.
[ Can talk about work of CRD, give examples of how your team works with partners on the ground ]
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10. Our work globally
UNAIDS assists in ensuring better coordination among its partners in the UN system, governments, civil society, donors, the private sector and others.
Efforts include the scale up of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support with the aim of coming as close as possible to the goal of universal access to treatment by 2010 for all those who need it.
[ Can talk about recent polices such as the HIV prevention policy. You can also explain why polices are so important ]
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11. Heart of our commitment
UNAIDS believes that working closely with people living with HIV is essential to an effective response in recognizing that the most inspirational leaders are people living with and affected by HIV.
UNAIDS is fully committed to the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS and seeks to ensure that people living with HIV are at the heart of all activities.
[ give examples of where Civil society has really played a major role in the work you do. Explain what happens when Civil Society isn’t involved and why Civil Society involvement is a key component to sustainability ]
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